Apple Has Sold Over 1.2 Billion iPhones

I think we all must have wondered at some point as to how many iPhones has Apple sold till date. Well, the numbers are out, and Tim Cook touted the official number of iPhones that have sold in the past decade.

It was announced during Apple's Q3 2017 earnings call and Tim Cook confirmed that the Cupertino giant has sold over 1.2 billion iPhones ever since it was first announced by Steve Jobs. Apple had already achieved the remarkable number of 1 billion units last year, but Apple has managed to add another 200 million iPhone sales to its portfolio.

In July 2016, Apple confirmed that it had sold 1 billion phones and Tim Cook called it one of the most ‘important, world-changing and successful products in history.” The additional 200 million smartphones that have sold since then signifies that the company has managed to sell 41 million units in Q3 alone.

Here's what Cook said regarding iPhone sales:

“iPhone results were impressive, with especially strong demand at the high end of our lineup. iPhone 7 was our most popular iPhone and sales of iPhone 7 Plus were up dramatically compared to 6s Plus in the June quarter last year. The combined iPhone 7 and 7 Plus family was up strong double digits year over year.”

A decade after the initial iPhone launch, we have now surpassed 1.2 billion cumulative iPhones sold.

Apple will also celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone this year and will unveil the highly anticipated iPhone 8 this September. The announcement of the new iPhone is expected to boost Apple' sales even further and will eventually make them the world's first trillion dollar company.